What I Am Reading
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Markets
- Wall St weighed down by inflation jittersReuters
- Dow dips 50 points to start the week as tech weakness continuesCNBC
- U.S. Stocks Finish Lower to Start the WeekWall Street Journal
- Despite Lumber Boom, Few New Sawmills ComingWall Street Journal
Central banks
US I
US II
Europe
China
- China’s Economic Recovery Slowed in AprilWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
- Financials:Credit Suisse Faces Banker Talent Drain After $5.5 Billion Archegos HitWall Street Journal
- Media:WarnerMedia-Discovery deal pressures ViacomCBS and NBCUniversalCNBC
Virus I
- WHO: Pandemic far from over despite vaccinationsCNBC
- Covid-19 Hospital Patients Tend to Be Younger NowWall Street Journal
- A New Covid-19 Vaccine Challenge: Persuading Hesitant Parents to Get Their Kids the ShotsWall Street Journal
- U.S. Commits to Exporting More Covid-19 Vaccines by End of JuneWall Street Journal
Virus II
Corporate finance
- AT&T Agrees to Merge Its WarnerMedia Assets With DiscoveryWall Street Journal
- Elliott Urges Duke Energy to Consider Separation Into Three CompaniesWall Street Journal